The Global Business Innovation Programme (GBIP) – Foundation Industries is organised by Innovate UK and delivered by Innovate UK EDGE.
The three-phase, competitive programme, consists of a five-day in-market visit with India’s thriving Foundation Industries landscape, and intensive pre- and post-visit training and support by our Innovation and Growth Specialists.
Why India? Foundation Industries in India is seeing growing demand for products due to India’s increasing population, expanding market and associated large-scale public-sector investments. India’s Foundation Industries face similar sustainability challenges to their UK counterparts with high dependence on fossil fuels and virgin raw materials and are looking for similar solutions.
This initiative is relevant for businesses that focus on delivering sustainability solutions for the foundation industries sector in metals, glass, paper, cements, ceramics and chemicals to enable energy and resource efficiency. These may be achieved through:
- Enabling technologies – digital solutions, sensors and controls, heat recovery systems, value added processes for waste streams
- New business models
- New and efficient production processes
- New supply chain models
The benefits of being involved with this in market programme include visits with well-developed innovation communities and ecosystems in India to accelerate the timelines on achieving more sustainable materials production to achieve net zero.
Find out how our GBIP with India can help your business grow.
Key dates:
- Applications close: 12.00pm on Wednesday 7 September, 2022
- Pre-Visit Briefing: October 2022
- Market Visit: 26 November – 3 December 2022
- Post-Visit Workshop: March 2023
Online application form here.
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